Federal Register / Vol. 88, No. 161 / Tuesday, August 22, 2023 / Notices 57087 

1See Tin Mill Products from Canada, the People’s 

Republic of China, Germany, the Netherlands, the 

Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, 

and the United Kingdom: Initiation of Less-ThanFair-Value Investigations, 88 FR 9481 (February 14, 

2023) (Initiation Notice). 

2See Tin Mill Products from Canada, the People’s 

Republic of China, Germany, the Netherlands, the 

Republic of Korea, Taiwan, the Republic of Turkey, 

and the United Kingdom: Postponement of 

Preliminary Determinations in the Less-Than-FairValue Investigations, 88 FR 34827 (May 31, 2023). 

3See Memorandum, ‘‘Decision Memorandum for 

the Preliminary Negative Determination of Sales at 

Less Than Fair Value in the Investigation of Tin 

Mill Products from the Republic of Turkey,’’ dated 

concurrently with, and hereby adopted by, this 

notice (Preliminary Decision Memorandum). 

4See Antidumping Duties; Countervailing Duties, 

Final Rule, 62 FR 27296, 27323 (May 19, 1997). 

5See Initiation Notice, 88 FR at 9482. 

6See Memorandum, ‘‘Preliminary Scope Decision 

Memorandum,’’ dated concurrently with this notice 

(Preliminary Scope Decision Memorandum). 

coating equivalents on the lighter side 

(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel 

chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish 

of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation 

of 0.5 mg/square foot of chromium applied as 

a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra 

flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT5 temper 

with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating, with 

a lithograph logo printed in a uniform pattern 

on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear 

protective coat, with both sides waxed to a 

level of 15–20 mg/216 sq. inch, with ordered 

dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/ 

base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.9375 

inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut dimensions; or 

(2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) 

thickness and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch 

scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base 

box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch 

x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension. 

• Tin-free steel coated with a metallic 

chromium layer between 100–200 mg/m2 

and a chromium oxide layer between 5–30 

mg/m2; chemical composition of 0.05% 

maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum silicon, 

0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% 

maximum phosphorous, and 0.02% 

maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (Br) 

of 10 kg minimum and a coercive force (Hc) 

of 3.8 Oe minimum. 

• Tin-free steel laminated on one or both 

sides of the surface with a polyester film, 

consisting of two layers (an amorphous layer 

and an outer crystal layer), that contains no 

more than the indicated amounts of the 

following environmental hormones: 1 mg/kg 

BADGE (BisPhenol—A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1 

mg/kg BFDGE (BisPhenol—F Di-glycidyl 

Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol—A). 

The merchandise subject to these 

investigations is currently classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings 

7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0020, 

7210.50.0090, 7212.10.0000, and 

7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under 

HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 

7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although the 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of the investigations 

is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Discussion of the Methodology 

VI. Currency Conversion 

VII. Recommendation 

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BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–489–848] 

Tin Mill Products From the Republic of 

Turkey: Preliminary Negative 

Determination of Sales at Less Than 

Fair Value and Postponement of Final 

Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that tin mill products from 

the Republic of Turkey (Turkey) are not 

being, or are not likely to be, sold in the 

United States at less than fair value 

(LTFV). The period of investigation is 

January 1, 2022, through December 31, 

2022. Interested parties are invited to 

comment on this preliminary 

determination. 

DATES: Applicable August 22, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Alice Maldonado, AD/CVD Operations, 

Office II, Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

U.S. Department of Commerce, 1401 

Constitution Avenue NW, Washington, 

DC 20230; telephone: (202) 482–4682. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

This preliminary determination is 

made in accordance with section 733(b) 

of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended 

(the Act). Commerce published the 

notice of initiation of this LTFV 

investigation on February 14, 2023.1 On 

May 31, 2023, Commerce postponed the 

preliminary determination of this 

investigation, and the revised deadline 

is now August 16, 2023.2 For a complete 

description of the events that followed 

the initiation of this investigation, see 

the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum.3 A list of topics included 

in the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum is included as Appendix 

II to this notice. The Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum is a public 

document and is on file electronically 

via Enforcement and Compliance’s 

Antidumping and Countervailing Duty 

Centralized Electronic Service System 

(ACCESS). ACCESS is available to 

registered users at https://

access.trade.gov. In addition, a complete 

version of the Preliminary Decision 

Memorandum can be accessed directly 

at https://access.trade.gov/public/ 

FRNoticesListLayout.aspx. 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products covered by this 

investigation are tin mill products from 

Turkey. For a complete description of 

the scope of this investigation, see 

Appendix I. 

Scope Comments 

In accordance with the preamble to 

Commerce’s regulations,4 in the 

Initiation Notice, Commerce set aside a 

period of time for parties to raise issues 

regarding product coverage (i.e., scope).5

Certain interested parties commented on 

the scope of the investigation as it 

appeared in the Initiation Notice. For a 

summary of the product coverage 

comments and rebuttal responses 

submitted to the record for this 

investigation, and accompanying 

discussion and analysis of all comments 

timely received, see the Preliminary 

Scope Decision Memorandum.6 As 

discussed in the Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum, Commerce 

preliminarily did not modify the scope 

language as it appeared in the Initiation 

Notice. In the Preliminary Scope 

Decision Memorandum, Commerce 

established the deadline for parties to 

submit scope case and rebuttal briefs. 

Methodology 

Commerce is conducting this 

investigation in accordance with section 

731 of the Act. Commerce calculated 

export prices in accordance with section 

772(a) of the Act. Normal value is 

calculated in accordance with section 

773 of the Act. For a full description of 

the methodology underlying the 

preliminary determination, see the 

Preliminary Decision Memorandum. 


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7Commerce preliminarily determines that Tosyali 

Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve Sac 

Endustrisi A.S. are a single entity. For further 

discussion, see Preliminary Decision Memorandum 

at 4–6; see also Memorandum ‘‘Preliminary 

Affiliation and Collapsing Analysis Memorandum 

for Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve 

Sac Endustrisi A.S.,’’ dated concurrently with this 

notice. 

8See 19 CFR 351.309; see also 19 CFR 351.303 

(for general filing requirements). 

9See Temporary Rule Modifying AD/CVD Service 

Requirements Due to COVID–19; Extension of 

Effective Period, 85 FR 41363 (July 10, 2020). 

10See Petitioners’ Letter, ‘‘Petitioners’ Request for 

Postponement Of the Final Determinations,’’ dated 

July 28, 2023. 

11See 19 CFR 351.210(e). 

Preliminary Determination 

Commerce preliminarily determines 

that the following estimated weightedaverage dumping margin exists: 7

Exporter/producer 

Estimated 

weightedaverage 

dumping 

margin 

(percent) 

Tosyali Toyo Celik A.S.; 

Toscelik Profil ve Sac 

Endustrisi A.S ................... 0.00 

Consistent with section 733(b)(3) of 

the Act, Commerce disregards de 

minimis rates. Accordingly, Commerce 

preliminarily determines that Tosyali 

Toyo Celik A.S. and Toscelik Profil ve 

Sac Endustrisi A.S., the two companies 

we selected as mandatory respondents 

and are preliminarily treating as a single 

entity, i.e., the only individually 

examined respondent, has not made 

sales of subject merchandise at LTFV. 

Consistent with section 733(d) of the 

Act, Commerce has not calculated an 

estimated weighted-average dumping 

margin for all other producers and 

exporters because it has not made an 

affirmative preliminary determination of 

sales at LTFV. 

Suspension of Liquidation 

Because Commerce has made a 

negative preliminary determination of 

sales at LTFV with regard to subject 

merchandise, Commerce will not direct 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection to 

suspend liquidation or to require a cash 

deposit of estimated antidumping duties 

for entries of tin mill products from 

Turkey. 

Disclosure 

Commerce intends to disclose its 

calculations and analysis performed to 

interested parties in this preliminary 

determination within five days of any 

public announcement or, if there is no 

public announcement, within five days 

of the date of publication of this notice 

in the Federal Register, in accordance 

with 19 CFR 351.224(b). 

Verification 

As provided in section 782(i)(1) of the 

Act, Commerce intends to verify the 

information relied upon in making its 

final determination. 

Public Comment 

Case briefs or other written comments 

on non-scope issues may be submitted 

to the Assistant Secretary for 

Enforcement and Compliance no later 

than seven days after the date on which 

the last verification report is issued in 

this investigation. Rebuttal briefs, 

limited to issues raised in case briefs, 

may be submitted no later than seven 

days after the deadline date for case 

briefs.8 Note that Commerce has 

temporarily modified certain of its 

requirements for serving documents 

containing business proprietary 

information, until further notice.9

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.309(c)(2) and 

(d)(2), parties who submit case briefs or 

rebuttal briefs in this investigation are 

encouraged to submit with each 

argument: (1) a statement of the issue; 

(2) a brief summary of the argument; 

and (3) a table of authorities. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.310(c), 

interested parties who wish to request a 

hearing, limited to issues raised in the 

case and rebuttal briefs, must submit a 

written request to the Assistant 

Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, within 30 days after the date 

of publication of this notice in the 

Federal Register. Requests should 

contain the party’s name, address, and 

telephone number, the number of 

participants, whether any participant is 

a foreign national, and a list of the 

issues to be discussed. If a request for 

a hearing is made, Commerce intends to 

hold the hearing at a time and date to 

be determined. Parties should confirm 

by telephone the date, time, and 

location of the hearing two days before 

the scheduled date. 

Postponement of Final Determination 

Section 735(a)(2)(B) of the Act 

provides that a final determination may 

be postponed until not later than 135 

days after the date of the publication of 

the preliminary determination in the 

Federal Register if, in the event of a 

negative preliminary determination, a 

request for such postponement is made 

by the petitioners. 

On July 28, 2023, Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. 

and the United Steel, Paper and 

Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, 

Energy, Allied Industrial and Service 

Workers International Union 

(collectively, the petitioners) requested 

that Commerce postpone the final 

determination in the event of a negative 

preliminary determination.10 In 

accordance with section 735(a)(2)(B) of 

the Act, and 19 CFR 351.210(b)(2)(i), 

because: (1) the preliminary 

determination is negative; (2) the 

petitioners have requested the 

postponement of the final 

determination; and (3) no compelling 

reasons for denial exist, Commerce is 

postponing the final determination. 

Accordingly, Commerce will make its 

final determination by no later than 135 

days after the date of publication of this 

preliminary determination in the 

Federal Register, pursuant to section 

735(a)(2) of the Act.11

U.S. International Trade Commission 

Notification 

In accordance with section 733(f) of 

the Act, Commerce will notify the U.S. 

International Trade Commission (ITC) of 

its preliminary determination. If the 

final determination is affirmative, the 

ITC will determine 75 days after the 

final determination whether imports of 

tin mill products from Turkey are 

materially injuring, or threaten material 

injury to, the U.S. industry. 

Notification to Interested Parties 

This determination is issued and 

published in accordance with sections 

733(f) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, and 19 

CFR 351.205(c). 

Dated: August 16, 2023. 

Lisa W. Wang, 

Assistant Secretary for Enforcement and 

Compliance. 

Appendix I 

Scope of the Investigation 

The products within the scope of this 

investigation are tin mill flat-rolled products 

that are coated or plated with tin, chromium, 

or chromium oxides. Flat-rolled steel 

products coated with tin are known as 

tinplate. Flat-rolled steel products coated 

with chromium or chromium oxides are 

known as tin-free steel or electrolytic 

chromium-coated steel. The scope includes 

all the noted tin mill products regardless of 

thickness, width, form (in coils or cut sheets), 

coating type (electrolytic or otherwise), edge 

(trimmed, untrimmed or further processed, 

such as scroll cut), coating thickness, surface 

finish, temper, coating metal (tin, chromium, 

chromium oxide), reduction (single- or 

double-reduced), and whether or not coated 

with a plastic material. 

All products that meet the written physical 

description are within the scope of this 

investigation unless specifically excluded. 

The following products are outside and/or 

specifically excluded from the scope of this 

investigation: 


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• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium coated steel with a thickness 0.238 

mm (85 pound base box) (±10%) or 0.251 mm 

(90 pound base box) (±10%) or 0.255 mm 

(±10%) with 770 mm (minimum width) 

(±1.588 mm) by 900 mm (maximum length if 

sheared) sheet size or 30.6875 inches 

(minimum width) (±1⁄16 inch) and 35.4 inches 

(maximum length if sheared) sheet size; with 

type MR or higher (per ASTM) A623 steel 

chemistry; batch annealed at T2 1⁄2 anneal 

temper, with a yield strength of 31 to 42 kpsi 

(214 to 290 Mpa); with a tensile strength of 

43 to 58 kpsi (296 to 400 Mpa); with a 

chrome coating restricted to 32 to 150 mg/m2; 

with a chrome oxide coating restricted to 6 

to 25 mg/m2 with a modified 7B ground roll 

finish or blasted roll finish; with roughness 

average (Ra) 0.10 to 0.35 micrometers, 

measured with a stylus instrument with a 

stylus radius of 2 to 5 microns, a trace length 

of 5.6 mm, and a cut-off of 0.8 mm, and the 

measurement traces shall be made 

perpendicular to the rolling direction; with 

an oil level of 0.17 to 0.37 grams/base box as 

type BSO, or 2.5 to 5.5 mg/m2 as type DOS, 

or 3.5 to 6.5 mg/m2 as type ATBC; with 

electrical conductivity of static probe voltage 

drop of 0.46 volts drop maximum, and with 

electrical conductivity degradation to 0.70 

volts drop maximum after stoving (heating to 

400 degrees F for 100 minutes followed by 

a cool to room temperature). 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium- or tin-coated steel in the gauges 

of 0.0040 inch nominal, 0.0045 inch nominal, 

0.0050 inch nominal, 0.0061 inch nominal 

(55 pound base box weight), 0.0066 inch 

nominal (60 pound base box weight), and 

0.0072 inch nominal (65 pound base box 

weight), regardless of width, temper, finish, 

coating or other properties. 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium coated steel in the gauge of 0.024 

inch, with widths of 27.0 inches or 31.5 

inches, and with T–1 temper properties. 

• Single reduced electrolytically 

chromium coated steel, with a chemical 

composition of 0.005% max carbon, 0.030% 

max silicon, 0.25% max manganese, 0.025% 

max phosphorous, 0.025% max sulfur 

0.070% max aluminum, and the balance iron, 

with a metallic chromium layer of 70- 130 

mg/m2, with a chromium oxide layer of 5– 

30 mg/m2, with a tensile strength of 260–440 

N/mm2, with an elongation of 28–48%, with 

a hardness (HR–30T) of 40–58, with a surface 

roughness of 0.5–1.5 microns Ra, with 

magnetic properties of Bm (kg) 10.0 

minimum, Br (kg) 8.0 minimum, Hc (Oe) 2.5– 

3.8, and MU 1400 minimum, as measured 

with a Riken Denshi DC magnetic 

characteristic measuring machine, Model 

BHU–60. 

• Bright finish tin-coated sheet with a 

thickness equal to or exceeding 0.0299 inch, 

coated to thickness of 3⁄4 pound (0.000045 

inch) and 1 pound (0.00006 inch). 

• Electrolytically chromium coated steel 

having ultra flat shape defined as oil can 

maximum depth of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) and 

edge wave maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) 

and no wave to penetrate more than 2.0 

inches (51.0 mm) from the strip edge and 

coilset or curling requirements of average 

maximum of 5/64 inch (2.0 mm) (based on 

six readings, three across each cut edge of a 

24 inches (61 cm) long sample with no single 

reading exceeding 4/32 inch(3.2 mm) and no 

more than two readings at 4/32 inch (3.2 

mm)) and (for 85 pound base box item only: 

crossbuckle maximums of 0.001 inch (0.0025 

mm) average having no reading above 0.005 

inch (0.127 mm)), with a camber maximum 

of 1⁄4 inch (6.3 mm) per 20 feet (6.1 meters), 

capable of being bent 120 degrees on a 0.002 

inch radius without cracking, with a 

chromium coating weight of metallic 

chromium at 100 mg/m2 and chromium 

oxide of 10 mg/m2, with a chemistry of 

0.13% maximum carbon, 0.60% maximum 

manganese, 0.15% maximum silicon, 0.20% 

maximum copper, 0.04% maximum 

phosphorous, 0.05% maximum sulfur, and 

0.20% maximum aluminum, with a surface 

finish of Stone Finish 7C, with a DOS–A oil 

at an aim level of 2 mg/square meter, with 

not more than 15 inclusions/foreign matter in 

15 feet (4.6 meters) (with inclusions not to 

exceed 1/32 inch (0.8 mm) in width and 3/ 

64 inch (1.2 mm) in length), with thickness/ 

temper combinations of either 60 pound base 

box (0.0066 inch) double reduced CADR8 

temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 27.00 

inches, 27.50 inches, 28.00 inches, 28.25 

inches, 28.50 inches, 29.50 inches, 29.75 

inches, 30.25 inches, 31.00 inches, 32.75 

inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 36.25 

inches, 39.00 inches, or 43.00 inches, or 85 

pound base box (0.0094 inch) single reduced 

CAT4 temper in widths of 25.00 inches, 

27.00 inches, 28.00 inches, 30.00 inches, 

33.00 inches, 33.75 inches, 35.75 inches, 

36.25 inches, or 43.00 inches, with width 

tolerance of 1⁄8 inch, with a thickness 

tolerance of 0.0005 inch, with a maximum 

coil weight of 20,000 pounds (9071.0 kg), 

with a minimum coil weight of 18,000 

pounds (8164.8 kg), with a coil inside 

diameter of 16 inches (40.64 cm) with a steel 

core, with a coil maximum outside diameter 

of 59.5 inches (151.13 cm), with a maximum 

of one weld (identified with a paper flag) per 

coil, with a surface free of scratches, holes, 

and rust. 

• Electrolytically tin coated steel having 

differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box 

equivalent on the heavy side, with varied 

coating equivalents in the lighter side 

(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel 

chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish 

of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation 

of 0.7 mg/square foot of chromium applied as 

a cathodic dichromate treatment, with coil 

form having restricted oil film weights of 

0.3–0.4 grams/base box of type DOS–A oil, 

coil inside diameter ranging from 15.5 to 17 

inches, coil outside diameter of a maximum 

64 inches, with a maximum coil weight of 

25,000 pounds, and with temper/coating/ 

dimension combinations of: (1) CAT4 

temper, 1.00/.050 pound/base box coating, 70 

pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 

33.1875 inch ordered width; or (2) CAT5 

temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 75 

pound/base box (0.0082 inch) thickness, and 

34.9375 inch or 34.1875 inch ordered width; 

or (3) CAT5 temper, 1.00/0.50 pound/base 

box coating, 107 pound/base box (0.0118 

inch) thickness, and 30.5625 inch or 35.5625 

inch ordered width; or (4) CADR8 temper, 

1.00/0.50 pound/base box coating, 85 pound/ 

base box (0.0093 inch) thickness, and 

35.5625 inch ordered width; or (5) CADR8 

temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 60 

pound/base box (0.0066 inch) thickness, and 

35.9375 inch ordered width; or (6) CADR8 

temper, 1.00/0.25 pound/base box coating, 70 

pound/base box (0.0077 inch) thickness, and 

32.9375 inch, 33.125 inch, or 35.1875 inch 

ordered width. 

• Electrolytically tin coated steel having 

differential coating with 1.00 pound/base box 

equivalent on the heavy side, with varied 

coating equivalents on the lighter side 

(detailed below), with a continuous cast steel 

chemistry of type MR, with a surface finish 

of type 7B or 7C, with a surface passivation 

of 0.5 mg/square foot of chromium applied as 

a cathodic dichromate treatment, with ultra 

flat scroll cut sheet form, with CAT5 temper 

with 1.00/0.10 pound/base box coating, with 

a lithograph logo printed in a uniform pattern 

on the 0.10 pound coating side with a clear 

protective coat, with both sides waxed to a 

level of 15–20 mg/216 sq. inch, with ordered 

dimension combinations of (1) 75 pound/ 

base box (0.0082 inch) thickness and 34.9375 

inch x 31.748 inch scroll cut dimensions; or 

(2) 75 pound/base box (0.0082 inch) 

thickness and 34.1875 inch x 29.076 inch 

scroll cut dimensions; or (3) 107 pound/base 

box (0.0118 inch) thickness and 30.5625 inch 

x 34.125 inch scroll cut dimension. 

• Tin-free steel coated with a metallic 

chromium layer between 100–200 mg/m2 and 

a chromium oxide layer between 5–30 mg/ 

m2; chemical composition of 0.05% 

maximum carbon, 0.03% maximum silicon, 

0.60% maximum manganese, 0.02% 

maximum phosphorous, and 0.02% 

maximum sulfur; magnetic flux density (Br) 

of 10 kg minimum and a coercive force (Hc) 

of 3.8 Oe minimum. 

• Tin-free steel laminated on one or both 

sides of the surface with a polyester film, 

consisting of two layers (an amorphous layer 

and an outer crystal layer), that contains no 

more than the indicated amounts of the 

following environmental hormones: 1 mg/kg 

BADGE (BisPhenol—A Di-glycidyl Ether), 1 

mg/kg BFDGE (BisPhenol—F Di-glycidyl 

Ether), and 3 mg/kg BPA (BisPhenol—A). 

The merchandise subject to this 

investigation is currently classified in the 

Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United 

States (HTSUS), under HTSUS subheadings 

7210.11.0000, 7210.12.0000, 7210.50.0020, 

7210.50.0090, 7212.10.0000, and 

7212.50.0000 if of non-alloy steel and under 

HTSUS subheadings 7225.99.0090, and 

7226.99.0180 if of alloy steel. Although the 

subheadings are provided for convenience 

and customs purposes, the written 

description of the scope of the investigation 

is dispositive. 

Appendix II 

List of Topics Discussed in the Preliminary 

Decision Memorandum 

I. Summary 

II. Background 

III. Period of Investigation 

IV. Scope of the Investigation 

V. Affiliation and Single Entity Treatment 

VI. Discussion of the Methodology 

VII. Currency Conversion 


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1See Notice of Amended Final Antidumping Duty 

Determination of Sales at Less Than Fair Value and 

Antidumping Duty Order: Polyethylene 

Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and Strip (PET Film) 

from India, 67 FR 44175 (July 1, 2002) (Order). 

2See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 

Strip from India: Preliminary Results and Partial 

Rescission of Antidumping Duty Administrative 

Review; 2020–2021, 87 FR 47968 (August 5, 2022). 

3See Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, Sheet, and 

Strip from India: Final Results of Antidumping Duty 

Administrative Review; 2017–2018, 85 FR 14883 

(March 16, 2020). 

4See Garware Hi-Tech’s Letter, ‘‘Garware Hi-Tech 

Films Limited’s Request for a Changed 

Circumstances Review,’’ dated July 4, 2023. 

5See 19 CFR 351.216(d). 

VIII. Recommendation 

[FR Doc. 2023–18028 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–533–824] 

Polyethylene Terephthalate Film, 

Sheet, and Strip From India: Initiation 

of Antidumping Duty Changed 

Circumstances Review; Garware 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: In response to a request for a 

changed circumstances review (CCR) by 

Garware Hi-Tech, the U.S. Department 

of Commerce (Commerce) is initiating a 

CCR of the antidumping duty (AD) order 

on polyethylene terephthalate film, 

sheet, and strip (PET film) from India. 

DATES: Applicable August 22, 2023. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Jacqueline Arrowsmith, AD/CVD 

Operations, Office VII, Enforcement and 

Compliance, International Trade 

Administration, U.S. Department of 

Commerce, 1401 Constitution Avenue 

NW, Washington, DC 20230; telephone: 

(202) 482–5255. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

On July 1, 2002, Commerce published 

the AD order in the Federal Register.1

In the most recently completed 

administrative review of the Order 

covering the period July 1, 2020, to June 

30, 2021, we rescinded the 

administrative review with respect to 

Garware Polyester Limited (Garware).2

The most recently completed 

administrative review in which Garware 

was assigned a dumping rate was the 

administrative review covering the July 

1, 2017, through June 30, 2018, period, 

wherein Garware was a nonindividually examined company under 

review.3

On July 4, 2023, in accordance with 

section 751(b) of the Tariff Act of 1930, 

as amended (the Act), and 19 CFR 

51.221(c)(3), Garware Hi-Tech requested 

that Commerce conduct an expedited 

CCR to determine that Garware Hi-Tech 

is the successor-in-interest to Garware 

due to a change in the company’s name 

(i.e., Garware Polyester Limited to 

Garware Hi-Tech), and assign Garware 

Hi-Tech the non-selected rate assigned 

to Garware in the 2017–2018 

administrative review.4 In its 

submission, Garware Hi-Tech addressed 

the factors Commerce analyzes with 

respect to successor-in-interest 

determinations in the AD context and 

provided supporting documentation. 

Commerce received no comments from 

interested parties on Garware Hi-Tech’s 

request. 

Scope of the Order 

The products covered by the AD order 

are all gauges of raw, pretreated, or 

primed PET film, whether extruded or 

coextruded. Excluded are metalized 

films and other finished films that have 

had at least one of their surfaces 

modified by the application of a 

performance-enhancing resinous or 

inorganic layer of more than 0.00001 

inches thick. Imports of polyethylene 

terephthalate film, sheet, and strip are 

currently classifiable in the Harmonized 

Tariff Schedule of the United States 

(HTSUS) under item number 

3920.62.00.90. HTSUS subheadings are 

provided for convenience and customs 

purposes. The written description of the 

scope the AD order is dispositive. 

Initiation of Changed Circumstances 

Review 

Pursuant to section 751(b)(1) of the 

Act and 19 CFR 351.216(d), Commerce 

will conduct a CCR upon receipt of 

information concerning, or a request 

from an interested party for a review of 

an Order that shows changed 

circumstances sufficient to warrant a 

review of the order. Commerce 

determines that the information 

submitted by Garware Hi-Tech 

constitutes a sufficient basis to conduct 

a CCR of the Order.5

In the event that Commerce 

determines an expedited action is 

warranted, 19 CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii) 

permits Commerce to combine the 

notice of initiation of the review and the 

preliminary results of review into a 

single notice. However, we are not 

combining this notice of initiation with 

the preliminary results, pursuant to 19 

CFR 351.221(c)(3)(ii), because 

Commerce has determined that it is 

necessary to issue a questionnaire 

requesting additional information from 

Garware for this CCR regarding its 

ownership and management structure 

and its production facilities. After 

examining any properly filed comments 

and following up with any additional 

questionnaires as needed, we intend to 

issue the preliminary results of the CCR. 

Preliminary and Final Results of the 

CCR 

Commerce intends to publish in the 

Federal Register a notice of the 

preliminary results of this CCR in 

accordance with 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4) 

and (c)(3)(i). Commerce will set forth its 

preliminary factual and legal 

conclusions in that notice and a 

description of any action proposed 

based on those results. All information 

submitted may be subject to verification. 

Failure to allow full and complete 

verification of any information 

submitted may affect Commerce’s 

consideration of that information. 

Pursuant to 19 CFR 351.221(b)(4)(ii), 

interested parties will have an 

opportunity to comment on the 

preliminary results. Unless extended, 

Commerce will issue the final results of 

this CCR in accordance with the time 

limits set forth in 19 CFR 351.216(e). 

Notification to Interested Parties 

We are publishing this initiation 

notice in accordance with section 

751(b)(1) and 777(i)(1) of the Act, 19 

CFR 351.216(b), and 19 CFR 

351.221(b)(1). 

Dated: August 16, 2023. 

James Maeder, 

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Antidumping 

and Countervailing Duty Operations. 

[FR Doc. 2023–17997 Filed 8–21–23; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 3510–DS–P 

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE 

International Trade Administration 

[A–583–870] 

Tin Mill Products From Taiwan: 

Preliminary Negative Determination of 

Sales at Less Than Fair Value, 

Preliminary Negative Determination of 

Critical Circumstances, and 

Postponement of Final Determination 

AGENCY: Enforcement and Compliance, 

International Trade Administration, 

Department of Commerce. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Commerce (Commerce) preliminarily 

determines that tin mill products from 

Taiwan are not being, or are not likely 

to be, sold in the United States at less 


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